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Chapter 33 — Examination, Selection, and Placement
75 sections of Title 5, U.S. Code, current through 2025-01-06. Open a section to read it with the documents that cite it.
Added to this chapter after the text shown, and not loaded: § 3330g, by Pub. L. 119-60, § 1110(d) (Dec 18, 2025).
3 sections were amended by laws enacted after this text; they are marked below.
Subchapter I—Examination, Certification, and Appointment
- § 3301 Civil service; generallyAmended by Pub. L. 119-60
- § 3302 Competitive service; rules
- § 3303 Competitive service; recommendations of Senators or Representatives
- § 3304 Competitive service; examinations
- § 3304a Competitive service; career appointment after 3 years' temporary service
- § 3305 Competitive service; examinations; when held
- § 3307 Competitive service; maximum-age entrance requirements; exceptions
- § 3308 Competitive service; examinations; educational requirements prohibited; exceptions
- § 3309 Preference eligibles; examinations; additional points for
- § 3310 Preference eligibles; examinations; guards, elevator operators, messengers, and custodians
- § 3311 Preference eligibles; examinations; crediting experience
- § 3312 Preference eligibles; physical qualifications; waiver
- § 3313 Competitive service; registers of eligibles
- § 3314 Registers; preference eligibles who resigned
- § 3315 Registers; preference eligibles furloughed or separated
- § 3316 Preference eligibles; reinstatement
- § 3317 Competitive service; certification from registers
- § 3318 Competitive service; selection from certificates
- § 3319 Alternative ranking and selection procedures
- § 3320 Excepted service; government of the District of Columbia; selection
- § 3321 Competitive service; probationary period
- § 3322 Voluntary separation before resolution of personnel investigation
- § 3323 Automatic separations; reappointment; reemployment of annuitants
- § 3324 Appointments to positions classified above GS–15
- § 3325 Appointments to scientific and professional positions
- § 3326 Appointments of retired members of the armed forces to positions in the Department of Defense
- § 3327 Civil service employment informationAmended by Pub. L. 119-60
- § 3328 Selective Service registration
- § 3329 Appointments of military reserve technicians to positions in the competitive service
- § 3330 Government-wide list of vacant positions
- § 3330a Preference eligibles; administrative redress
- § 3330b Preference eligibles; judicial redress
- § 3330c Preference eligibles; remedy
- § 3330d Appointment of military and Department of Defense, Department of State, and intelligence community spouses
- § 3330e Review of official personnel file of former Federal employees before rehiring
- § 3330f Government policy and supporting position data
Subchapter II—Oath of Office
Subchapter III—Details, Vacancies, and Appointments
- § 3341 Details; within Executive or military departments
- § 3343 Details; to international organizations
- § 3344 Details; administrative law judges
- § 3345 Acting officer
- § 3346 Time limitation
- § 3347 Exclusivity
- § 3348 Vacant office
- § 3349 Reporting of vacancies
- § 3349a Presidential inaugural transitions
- § 3349b Holdover provisions
- § 3349c Exclusion of certain officers
- § 3349d Notification of intent to nominate during certain recesses or adjournments
- § 3349e Presidential explanation of failure to nominate an inspector general